ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Mark Donaldson react to Joao Felix being named the 2019 Golden Boy award winner. Alejandro Moreno weighs in on the hot takes from the weekend’s soccer action to see whether they are overreactions. Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix was once dubbed “the new Cristiano Ronaldo,” but he has achieved what

Zinedine Zidane looks forward to the challenge of Real Madrid facing Barcelona. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has said it is harder to face Real Madrid at the Camp Nou than at the Bernabeu. Barca welcome Zinedine Zidane’s side to Camp Nou on Wednesday for the first Clasico of the season with both sides level on points

Brazil legend Pele weighs in on the recent incidents of racism in football and explains what needs to change. The ball isn’t kicked for the first minute of the match as Ajax and Heracles stand in protest against racism. Gab Marcotti doesn’t hold back when looking at how Verona handled racist chants directed at Mario

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to be drawn on speculation linking Manchester United to Erling Braut Haaland. Craig Burley explains why Manchester United have a hard time breaking down struggling teams like Everton. Marcus Rashford reveals how he feels about comparisons to former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Paul Pogba‘s return to the Manchester United team

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley doesn’t believe Neymar and Liverpool are a good fit whatsoever. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has insisted he is happy with the French champions and in France despite trying to force a Barcelona return this summer. The Brazil international’s hopes of a Camp Nou comeback two years after leaving for Parc des

Shaka Hislop believes the chase for a Champions League title will keep Pep Guardiola at Man City. Pep Guardiola says it is “not true” there is a break clause in his Manchester City contract. Craig Burley thinks Pep Guardiola might have lingering doubts about staying for another rebuild at Manchester City. Manchester City ran out

Craig Burley says Freddie Ljungberg’s management of in-game substitutions for Arsenal has been a mess. Arsenal interim boss Freddie Ljungberg was unsurprised by Mesut Ozil’s reaction to being substituted on Sunday. Mikel Arteta is set to be named the next Arsenal manager in the coming days as the London club has stepped up its chase

Steve Nicol would have preferred several other teams over Atletico Madrid as Liverpool’s last 16 opponents. Ale Moreno says that while Liverpool keep winning, he wonders when they’ll hit the standards expected of them. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will gather with his players on Tuesday in their Doha team hotel — to watch Liverpool in

Steve Nicol believes Whitecaps manager Marc Dos Santos was out of line calling MLS a “Mickey Mouse” league. Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar discuss MLS’s expansion and question whether there are now too many teams. There will be a homecoming in Vancouver as Canadian forward Lucas Cavallini will join the Whitecaps on a transfer from

4:50 PM ET Bayern Munich beat Tottenham 3-1 in an entertaining affair at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night as the Bundesliga giants maintained their perfect group-stage campaign. 2 Related Ahead of the match, manager Jose Mourinho told his player not to look back at the two teams previous Champions League meeting, when Bayern thrashed

Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson predict the CL last 16 including Man City vs. Real and Atletico vs. Liverpool. The FC crew debate whether Leicester winning the league or Liverpool finishing unbeaten is more realistic. Shaka Hislop believes the chase for a Champions League title will keep Pep Guardiola at Man City. The Champions League

There was a loud, metallic noise and for a moment, everything went black. When the young Real Madrid goalkeeper came round, he remembers seeing the lights of the car still on, smoke rising, and hearing the sound of people in pain around him. They took him to hospital, where doctors said he probably wouldn’t walk

Manchester City and holders Liverpool face tough ties against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 while holders Liverpool face Atletico Madrid. The draw in Nyon on Monday brought up some fascinating ties, with the heavyweights from England and Madrid

Manchester United drew Club Brugge in the Europa League round of 32 on Monday. Manchester United were drawn against Belgian side Club Brugge in the Europa League round of 32, while Arsenal will meet Olympiakos. United, who won the competition in 2017, finished top of their group and were top seeds for the draw, as

2:19 PM ET AS Roma launched a second-half comeback to beat Serie A’s bottom side SPAL 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday and move into the top four. Andrea Petagna‘s penalty gave the visitors a shock lead late in the first half but goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini, Diego Perotti and Henrikh Mkhitaryan turned the

The FC crew debate which team should be considered the front-runner after the Champions League group stage. The FC crew debate whether Leicester winning the league or Liverpool finishing unbeaten is more realistic. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. For the first time

11:44 AM ET Wolfsburg’s Maximilian Arnold fired in an injury-time winner to defeat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on Sunday. Gladbach had been on top of the Bundesliga table for the last two months, but RB Leipzig moved ahead of them with victory on Saturday night. The Wolves, in eighth place, showed no respect for Gladbach, enjoying

11:09 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to set yet another goal-scoring landmark and help Juventus to a 3-1 home win over Udinese on Sunday that sent them back to the top of the Serie A table. In-form Ronaldo, who has five goals in his last four games, took his tally for the season to

1:11 PM ET Eduardo Camavinga scored the only goal as Rennes beat Lyon. Photo by ROMAIN LAFABREGUE/AFP via Getty Images Lyon’s mediocre Ligue 1 season continued when they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Rennes on Sunday. Eduardo Camavinga scored the only goal from just inside the box with one minute left to lift Rennes